- Date
- September 24, 1966
- Place
- Alton, VA · ALTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8316TCessna 175C
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120829
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3290 66/9/24 ALTON VA CESSNA 175C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3000 TIME - 1230 N8316T PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENT LINE BLOCKED BY DIRT. PILOT HAD POWER FAILURE ON 9/3/66,VENT LINE NOT CHECKED THEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8316T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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